Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362337004799
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
74 COLD BROOK ST, POLAND, NY 13431 · (315) 826-0203 · Herkimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
67 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-48 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.5:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of close-knit scale in POLAND, New York, run under POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 256 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.
POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 507 students; POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic.
On the resource side, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Herkimer County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 62.2%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Herkimer County indicate median household income runs about $68,515, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Herkimer County (combined enrollment of about 9,619 students).
The closest other public school is POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.5%.
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 16%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.
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Herkimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,757
Census ACS
Median income
$68,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 251 students
Nearby schools
- POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 251
- WEST CANADA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 365
- WEST CANADA VALLEY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 311
- REMSEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 188
- HOLLAND PATENT MIDDLE SCHOOL9.9 mi · 261
- REMSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
Is POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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